| Litigants: | Arave v. Creech |
| Decidedate: | March 30 |
| Decideyear: | 1993 |
| Usvol: | 507 |
| Uspage: | 463 |
| Holding: | When a state uses a consistent narrowing definition for a broad term like "utter disregard," the broad term can function as a valid aggravating circumstance under the Fourteenth Amendment. |
| Majority: | O'Connor |
| Dissent: | Blackmun |
| Joindissent: | Stevens |
| Lawsapplied: | U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
Arave v. Creech, 507 U.S. 463 (1993), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, when a state uses a consistent narrowing definition for a broad term like "utter disregard," the broad term can function as a valid aggravating circumstance under the Fourteenth Amendment.[1] [2]